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The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has jumped to more than 280, with over 1,000 people injured, officials say, as rescue workers struggle to reach
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed angry protests in response to the general situation in the country and amid a further delay in the formation of a new Cabinet.
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed angry protests in response to the general situation in the country and amid a further delay in the formation of a new Cabinet.
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Protests in parts of Sudan continued for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, as doctors prepared to strike over the rising cost of bread and fuel. At least
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Millions across the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expecting to vote in the coming days for a new leader to replace President Joseph Kabila. One of the
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On December 19, Donald Trump made a move that took almost everybody, including members of his own administration, off guard - he ordered a full, rapid withdrawal of over
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed angry protests in response to the general situation in the country and amid a further delay in the formation of a new Cabinet.
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed angry protests in response to the general situation in the country and amid a further delay in the formation of a new Cabinet.
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ISTANBUL, QAMISHLI: Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and
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US President Donald Trump said he spoke on the phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about "a slow and highly coordinated" withdrawal of US troops from Syria.
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The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi shocked the world and drew international outrage. World leaders demanded answers from Saudi Arabia, with Turkey leading the calls. President Recep
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was replacing Defense Secretary James Mattis on January 1 with deputy defence secretary Patrick Shanahan in an acting capacity after Mattis
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Turkey bolsters military on Syrian border as US readies pull out -media Part of the military equipment and personnel are to be positioned in posts along the border
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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to calm domestic concerns over US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, saying his country will still
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ISTANBUL: Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and weaponry
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Tens of thousands of citizens paid their respects to Japanese Emperor Akihito, during his last birthday celebration before stepping down next year at Tokyo's Imperial Palace on Sunday. The
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Cuba's National Assembly on Saturday approved an update of the country's constitution, the final step before a national referendum expected to approve the new charter in February. The
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When Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico's new president, was running for office, his vow to curb the salaries of top government officials, including his own, was unsurprisingly very
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BEIRUT: Turkey on Saturday sent military reinforcements to northern Syria near an area controlled by Kurdish forces as Ankara threatens to carry out a fresh offensive to wipe
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HAMMAM AL-ALIL 2 DISPLACEMENT CAMP, Iraq: Maareb has big dreams, but she may never get to realize them. Every day, when her friends attend class in the Iraqi
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The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured, officials said Sunday. "222 people are dead, 843 people
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Thousands of people have been demonstrating in Hungary over the past week in protest against changes to employment rights and pay. The new legislation, which the opposition is
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An industrial city in South Korea is now home to the world's largest outdoor painted mural. A series of grain silos in Incheon were painted to resemble a
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SIDON, Lebanon: Rozan Qarqour lives with her husband and six children in a tiny room in an unfinished building, where they share a bathroom with other Syrian refugees.
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SIDON, Lebanon: Rozan Qarqour lives with her husband and six children in a tiny room in an unfinished building, where they share a bathroom with other Syrian refugees.
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CAIRO: On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are laboring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of the pharaohs.The Grand Egyptian
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Dramatic footage of a tsunami in Indonesia's Sunda Strait shows large waves crashing into an outdoor stage where a local rock band was performing, killing a musician. About
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